[Poster design and printing by VG Kids.] Remember how, a few weeks ago, I told you that some friends and I were exploring ways to help densely-bearded, puppet-making local troubadour Patrick Elkins pay the almost $10,000 in medical bills that he’d amassed over the past year as a result of his ongoing battle with Deep […]
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Legfest is this Friday night… Buy your tickets while supplies last
Posted in Art and Culture, Health, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Deep Vein Thrombosis, Fred Thomas, fundraisers, Glass Clue, health care reform, Izzy Johnson, Laserbeams of Boredom, Legfest, legs, Minus9, Moonhairy, Obamacare, Patrick Elkins, Shelley Salant, Thom Elliott, Woodruff's 2 Comments
“Love the Man. Save the Leg…” Announcing a coordinated campaign to help Patrick Elkins deal with his life-threatening medical bills
My friend Patrick Elkins, who I often mention here on the site, has been dealing with some relatively serious health issues these past several years. As I suspect many of you already know, he’s got something called DVT, or Deep Vein Thrombosis, which essentially means that, in the absence of medical intervention, extremely painful, and […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Dreamland Tonight, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged bankruptcy, beer, blood clots, collection agencies, contract employees, debt, Deep Vein Thrombosis, DVT, fundraisers, health care reform, health insurance, Legfest, Medicaid, medical bill, medical debt, Patrick Elkins, pulmonary embolism, University of Michigan, We Are the World 108 Comments